Bonjour You Lovely Beauties!!!
I hope you all kicking your weekend to wonderful start! You know how I just ah-dore writings I create my own original writing tag, #LicenseToSpillAuthorConfession not too long ago inspired by writing tags I participated in and sorta of a belated valentine's day present to all the writer's that have been kind, sweet, and supportive. I found out about about this writing tag when an author I admire Kim Chance (author Keeper) participated in the same tag in vlog that I watched of hers. Thanks Kim for tagging all writers. She tag all writers and I looked the Voices of YA tag created by Caitlin Lambert. I decided I would participate. Writing tags are really fun so I wish alot more author would participate in them. 😊
VOICES OF YA TAG
by: Caitlin A Lambert
#VoicesofYA
ABOUT THE WRITERS:
What draws you to YA?
I have always loved YA fiction mainly because it has just enough of adult and just enough of teen, but most of all I love the coming of age element that is in most if not all YA.
Describe your writing process. Do you like outlines and structure,
or seeing where the story takes you?
I am a half and half I do basic outline and structure and then afterwards I see where the story takes me and refer back to the outline.
How long have you been writing? Where are you in your journey?
If you count book writing about 7 or 8 years if you saying forms of writing then quite awhile I did alot of poems and songs when I was in middle school about 5th or 6th grade.
I am currently crowdfunding to promote and publish the revamping of my debut YA fantasy fiction novel Rise Of The Legacy (formerly Entrapment) in the Valhalla Legacy series and my anthology Lyrical Heart (formerly Rhythm Of The Garden) on GoFundMe. I am also currently working on outlines for my next two book projects. I am trying to figure which book projects outside of the Valhalla Legacy series is the best to break into traditional publishing with and when would be the best time to break into traditional publishing. I know for sure I want the Society Girls series and The Dragon's Assassin series to be under traditional publishing.
What do you need to write? Coffee? Music?
I need a great film music score that is atleast 4-6 hours because that's about as much time I spend on writing in a single day although sometimes longer.
If you could offer one piece of advice to another writer (OTHER
THAN “don’t give up”), what would it be?
Ignore naysayers and never limit yourself when it comes to the writing process or dealing with your writing career.
ABOUT THE BOOKS:
What book still has you reeling from its plot twist? (*no spoilers
please*)
Well I just finished reading Sarah J Maas's Throne of Glass all I can say is she has been added to my auto-buy list and I will buy the whole series I am in love with this series. I've been bitten by the book love bug...lol 😍
What books are you most anticipating for this year?
The rest of the Throne of Glass series & A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J Maas, The White Rose by Amy Ewing, Shadow & Bone of the Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo.
In your opinion, which YA book/series has the most unique premise?
Maureen McGowan Twisted Tales: Cinderella Ninja Warrior and Sleeping Beauty Vampire Slayer I thought was fascinating I also loved that in these two books the reader chooses how the story ends never seen that done before in a book series it made the book fun and interesting. Cinderella being a ninja and Sleepy Beauty being a slayer that idea has my kind of fun written all over it I love good twists on classic fairy tales.😊
What is your all-time favorite quote from YA lit?
{"weak" I gave him a sideways glare. "You're crazy. Any compulsion to help people-voluntary or not-is a strength. Its noble"
"You don't under-"
"There's nothing to understand, Griffin. You help people. That's the bottom line. There are lot of people who don't help anyone but themselves. And a lot more who wish they could do something-anything-to help someone in need, but can't or won't. The fact that you have to help people doesn't diminish the fact that you do help them."} - Oh. My. Gods by Tera Lynn Childs
I love this particular scene/quote/passage because I feel it is one of the most profound truths in fiction that I have come across and I have read a lot of fiction books.
What book do you most hope will have a movie adaption?
Sarah J Maas's Throne of Glass series, Gallagher Girls series By Ally Carter, Oh. My. Gods series by Tera Lynn Childs, but I actually wish TLC's book series Oh.My.Gods was a TV Show.
I am tagging Ann Dayleview & Janine. I am also tagging all writers.
TTYF,
XoXo
💜R
